Car-stake.



UfNITED STATES PATEivr oEEIoE.

RALPH V. SAGE, `(DF WESTMONT, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-STAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 23, 1906.

l i Application filed August 27, 1906. Serial No. 332,111.

kTo all whom it may con/cern:

ough of Westmont, in lthecounty of Cambria .and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car- `Stakes and Ido hereby deplare the following to be a full, clear, and exact`description of fthe invention, such as Will enable others skilled inthe -art to which it appertains to" lmake and .use the same.

My invention consists in general of a carstake which is adapted bothforlstiffening Aand supporting the permanent car sides and.

for projecting above same to retainlight or bulky lading-such as lumber,bark, structural material, or any other kind of goods which extend abovethe side of the car.

My invention is particularly adapted for use on what is known as gondolacars, and. for the-sake of simplicity in description I will confine myillustration and specification to this form, although my improved stake`may be used on other cars.

My invention in general consists of an ex- .terior hollow stake orenvelop, which may be made of pressed or `rolled metal, fastened to the[car-sill or underframing of the car, the .carsides in turn beingsecured `to said hollow s take., Inside of this envelop is arranged anextension-stakel composed of an I- beam or similarsection, which lattercan be adjusted -to any lheight desired within its limits, the

extension portion of said stake Abeing proyided with .means to preventits loss by neglect,\ accid'ent, or theft.

When-not in use, the extension-.stake is .lowered wholly within thelenvelop and its .to .is .below or flush withvtlle top ofthe car side,thus preventing obstruction to the ordi- `nary lading `or yinjury to thecar-stake itself,

`as'will be readily understood.

The-envelop portionof my stake, as herein illustrated, is substantially`trough-shaped in section, with outwardly-extending flanges, by

. meansof which attachment is made with the 4sides and sill of the car,the cross-section of theenvelopor body portion of said stake betingsubstantiall -squareor rectangulan'with slightly-ronnde corners. Thisexterior stake `orenvelop serves to stiffen and maintain the carsides11n positionand at the same time retains the extensible portion both inits lowered and inits extended positions. Means panion stake on theopposite side of the car,

to assist in holding same and the lading in position.

Having thus given a general descriptionof my invention, I will-now, inorder to make the matter more clear, refer to the annexed sheet ofdrawings, which forms art of this specification and in which like ettersand Characters refer to like parts.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a wooden gondola car,,showing my improved stake raised toits full height. Fig. 2 is across-section through the side of a car, showing my side stake in sideelevation, `the kextensible portion in this figure being also raised toits full height. Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross-sectional elevation on theline III III of Fig. 1 `and Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation on line IVIV of Fig. 3, showing my extension-stake in its lowered position.

Referring now to the various characters of reference on the drawings, 1is the exterior portion or envelop of my side stake,to which is-securedthe ca r side 15 and the side sill 16 of the car by 'means of the boltsI13 and 14, respectively, which `pass .through holes 7 vin the flang'e 3and through' corresponding holes in the car side and car-sill.

8 is the `extension ortion .of my stake, which is shown as ,ofD I-beamsection,` ,in-

-serted within the envelop andcapable of .be-

ing moved yup anddown, so as Ato :be wholly inclosedthereimor to extendto considerable height above the top of said envelop, as .desired. A e

The sides 2 2 of the -envelop .portion ,are provided with holes 6 6, andthe .extension ortion of the stake -is provided with similar iioles 9 9,which may be caused to register with the holes 6 6 in the flat portions2 2 `of the hollow stake 1. The extension-stake 8 may be secured indiferent positions l,by inserting the bolt 4 in the holes aforesaid,said bolt being temporarily secured in position'by means of the cotter5. 10 is alug orflat piece of metal secured to the lower ,portionoftheextension-stake to serve as astop .to .preventv IOO serve the samepurpose.

the complete withdrawal of same, and to assist in this a T-shaped pieceof metal l1 is secured to the interior of the envelop, as shown. Upondrawing the extension-stake up to its full height the projection 10abuts against the inwardly-extending portion of the T- shaped bar l1,which thus stops the extension-stake from being entirely withdrawn,therebypreventing its loss through carelessness or otherwise.-

Owing to this construction, the stake is always ready for use and theexpense and delay connected with supplying temporary stakes of wood areeliminated.

On'the top of my extension-stake 8 I secure a button 12, provided withrounded shank, as shown, which when the stake is in its extendedposition serves for the attach-l ment of wire, rope, or other flexiblematerial, extending from onestake to its companion stake on the oppositeside of the car to help in retaining the lading. 'Ihe rounded top of thebutton 12 also serves as a convenient Wire is indicated at 17 in Thespacing of the holes 6 in the envelop and the holes 9 in theextension-stake is so arranged that the extension portion may beadjusted in height beginning at one-inch intervals and continuingthereafter at twoinch intervals until the extension portion is withdrawnas far as the stop will permit. The button 12 of the extension-stake isprovided with a flange 1S, projecting from its lower portion, lwhichholds the stake in its lowered position by resting on the upper surfaceof the T-shaped bar 11, as shown in Fig. 4.

It should be especially noted that the trough-shaped envelop with itsprojecting fianges and the I-beam extension portion are bothparticularly well adapted to serve the purposes intended in aneconomical and eflicient manner, and I have found by actual design thata stake of this kind can be made of less size than a continuous woodenstake to This permits me to apply my stake to cars without exceeding theallowable limits of the side clearance prescribed by the differentrailroads, and thus make a wider car of greater capacity than if woodenstakes are used.

My improved stake also has the advantage that it is always ready for usewhen required, thus obviating the expense and delay of suplying andfitting temporary stakes for high ading.

Although I have shown, illustrated, and described my invention inconnection with a wooden gondola car, I wish it understood that it isequally applicable to metal cars, the only change required being in thelength and arrangement of the fastening bolts orrivets.

I. make the exterior portion or envelop of my car-stake of trough-shapedsection, open on one side, as this is a particularly strong form and onethat is capable of being rolled of iron or steel or pressed from asingle plate or sheet of metal.v

Although I have shown and described my improvements in considerabledetail, I do not wish to be limited to the exact and specific detailsshown and described, but may use such substitutions, modifications, orequivalents thereof as are embraced within the scope of my invention oras pointed out in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby ALetters Patent, is-

l. A car-stake comprising a trough-shaped section with integral sideflanges projecting therefrom, means for securing same to the car-silland means for securing the car side thereto through the flangesaforesaid; an adjustable metallic stake mounted within the opening ofthe trough-shaped stake aforesaid and means for securing said adjustablestake in various positions therein as desired.

2. A car-stake comprising a trough-shaped section with integral sideflanges projecting therefrom, holes in said flanges, bolts for securingsaid stake to the car-sill and similar bolts for securing the car sidesto said. flanges through the holes aforesaid; an adjustable metallicstake located within the opening of the trough-shaped stake aforesaid,holes in the sides of said trough-shaped stake and corresponding holesin the body portion of the adjustable metallic stake adapted to registerwith said holes in the sides of the troughshaped stake, a bolt adaptedto pass through said registering holes, whereby the adjustable stake maybe held in various positions as desired.

3. A car-stake comprising a trough-shaped section with integral sideflanges projecting therefrom, means for securing same to the car sidesthrough the flanges aforesaid, an adjustable metallic stake of I-beamsection located within the opening of the troughshaped stake aforesaidand means forjadjusting said I-beam stake at various heights as desired.

4. An adjustable car-stake comprising an exterior portion oftrough-shaped section secured to the car sides, an interior adjustableportion mounted therein, said adjustable portion being provided with abutton-sh aped top secured thereto and adapted to hold wire or otherflexible material.

5. An adjustable car-stake comprising an exterior portion oftrough-shaped form secured to the car sides, an interior portion ofI-beam section slidably mounted therein, a stop-piece secured to theinside ofthe troughshaped portion, and a cap secured to the upper end ofsaid I-beam portion, having a projecting flange adapted to abut againstthe ini terior stop-piece aforesaid, whereby the adjustable stake isvlimited in movement.

6. An adjustable car-stake comprising an its downward envelop oftrough-shaped section secured to the car side, an adjustable stake ofsubstantially I-beam` section mounted therein, a stop-piece secured' tothe inside of said envelop near. the top thereof, correspondingabutments secured to the top and to the bottom of said I-beam section tolimit the movement of same in both directions. y

7. A car-stake comprising an exterior portion or envelop oftrough-section, provided with substantially fiat sides and integralflanges projecting therefrom, holes in said flanges, bolts passingthrough the holes in said flanges securing said exterior portion to jintegral flanges projecting therefrom, means j for securing saidtrough-shaped section to the car sides by means of bolts passing throughthe holes aforesaid, a series of holes arranged in the parallel sides ofsaid troughsection, an adjustable stake mounted within the opening ofsaid trough-shaped `section and provided with holes adapted to registerwith those in the parallel sides aforesaid, a key-bolt adapted to passthrough said registering holes for adjustably securing said exteriorstake in` various positions as desired, a stop secured to the inside ofthe exterior stake near the top thereof, corresponding abutments securedto the top and to the bottom portions of the adjustable stake to limitand restrain the extreme movements thereof.

9. car-stake comprising an exterior portion of trough-shaped sectionprovided with integral side flanges projecting therefrom through whichit is secured to thecar sides,

an interior portion slidably mounted therein, means for securing saidinterior portion in various positions as desired, said interiorvportion'being also provided with a buttonshaped top, the lower positionof said interior portion being such that said top is flush with or belowthe upper surface of the exterior portion,l thereby offering noobstruction to the ordinary lading when the adjustable portion of thestake is not in use.

, In testimony whereof I hereto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

, RALPH V. SAGE. Witnesses: I

CYRUs E. BROWN, ELMER SEAVEY.

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